Man stuffed 'hostage' teenage girl in his dryer after she tried calling 911 and would not let her leave: Police

A Florida antheral is down bars aft constabulary said helium held a teenage miss against her volition and forced her wrong a apparel dryer.

Christopher Michael Veit, 53, is successful custody astatine the Monroe County Jail aft being charged with kidnapping by mendacious imprisonment, interference with kid custody, and unlawful intersexual enactment with a minor. According to a Facebook station by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Veit's location successful Key Largo, Florida, connected Sunday greeting aft a teenage miss called 911 "to study she was being held hostage."

When deputies arrived astatine Veit's location conscionable earlier noon, they said they recovered the teenage miss successful the apparel dryer. According to police, the miss said Veit "restrained her" earlier making her get into the appliance. He besides allegedly took distant the girl's telephone aft she said she wanted to leave. Police said the miss had nary life-threatening injuries, but detectives determined that "there had been ongoing intersexual activity" betwixt Veit and the girl.

According to police, Major Crimes detectives notified the U.S. Secret Service aft uncovering "several sheets of counterfeit currency."

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The Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrested Veit astatine the scene. The miss was released into the custody of a household subordinate aft being treated astatine the hospital. Police notified the Florida Department of Children and Families.

According to jailhouse records, Veit was inactive successful custody arsenic of Monday. He is being held connected $650,000 bond, and his adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for Aug. 4. Police said Veit whitethorn look further charges arsenic they proceed their investigation.